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The first two days of Eurobasket 2013 in Ljubljana, Slovenia has brought us some exciting games. On the second day there were three last-second one -point victories by Latvia, Croatia and the Czech Republic plus a huge upset as the host, Slovenia came back from an eight-point deficit to top tournament favorite Spain.

Croatia’s Ante Tomic scored on a drive with nine seconds to go to give his team a 77-76 lead over Georgia. Georgia’s George Tsintsadze, missed a shot at the buzzer that would have won it. Tsintsadze scored a game-high 25 points while teammate Ricky Hickman added 20. Dontaye Draper led Croatia with 16 points.

Jan Vesely had a dominant performance with 23 points, 14 rebounds and four steals to lead the Czech Republic to a 69-68 win over Poland. Lubos Barton hit two late three-pointers for the Czechs, the second with just four seconds remaining to give his team a one-point lead. Poland’s Maciej Lampe missed a jumper at the buzzer.

Latvia (2-0) edged Montenegro 73-72 as Kristaps Janicenoks hit a go-ahead jumper with six seconds remaining in the contest. Latvia came back from an eight-point deficit as Janicenoks led the winners with 15 points. Tyrese Rice (24 points) got to the basket on the final possession but couldn’t get his lay-in to fall.

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